Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
-
My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
-
He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.
-
I'm probably a natural uncle. I can take the kids out and have fun with them and look after them, and I can be Mr. Popular. But actually having to do the grind? That stuff just doesn't appeal at all.
-
If you would make the most of yourself, never picture yourself as anything different from what you would actually be, the man or woman you long to become.
-
It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.
-
When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
-
Let us have peace.
-
The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
-
The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
-
A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
-
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.
-
My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film.
-
Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
-
It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to learn and grow from that - and how characters teach me things as a woman and as a parent.
-
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
-
Oddly enough, Bruce Lee wrote some great philosophy.
-
Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it would be nice to get back to work and earn some money.
-
Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have. People want to know what happens next, people hate the villains and love the lovers. It's good, fun TV. But I wouldn't call 'Downton' a soap opera as such.
-
Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us.
-
Even though Lyndon Johnson's presidency was in many ways scarred forever by the war in Vietnam, and destroyed in a lot of ways, he - as a character - was even larger than his presidency. Being able to get to know him well, that firsthand relationship with this large character, I think is what drew me to writing books about presidents.
-
The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opinion rather than undergo it.
-
Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind. But actually it's ... about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly, witnessing it coming and going.
-
Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency.
